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Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Shortly after 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2005, prisoner No. 55170-054 – better known as Martha Stewart – is due to be released from a prison in Alderson, West Virginia. Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to U.S. government investigators about a personal stock sale she made in 2001. She served a five-month prison sentence and will spend the next five months under house arrest wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. Then it’s two years of probation. <p>In 2003, 8.5 percent of prisoners in the United States were women. The total prison population that year was 2,078,570, so that means there were about 176,000 female inmates. <p> In 1999, 2,481,808 women were prosecuted for crimes in the United States, out of a total of 14,203,822. That’s about 17 percent.
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DEFINITION: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.
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1 ThailandThailand 20.3% 2003
2 BoliviaBolivia 16.7% 2003
3 QatarQatar 11.8% 2003
4 ParaguayParaguay 11.3% 2003
5 Costa RicaCosta Rica 10.8% 2003
6 SingaporeSingapore 10.4% 2003
7 ArgentinaArgentina 9.5% 2003
8 MalaysiaMalaysia 9% 2003
9 United StatesUnited States 8.5% 2003
10 PeruPeru 8.1% 2003
11 SpainSpain 7.8% 2003
=12 AndorraAndorra 7.3% 2003
=12 JamaicaJamaica 7.3% 2003
14 PortugalPortugal 7.2% 2003
15 NepalNepal 7.1% 2003
16 PanamaPanama 6.9% 2003
=17 NetherlandsNetherlands 6.8% 2003
=17 GuatemalaGuatemala 6.8% 2003
19 AustraliaAustralia 6.7% 2003
20 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 6.6% 2003
21 BelizeBelize 6.4% 2003
=22 MozambiqueMozambique 6.3% 2003
=22 ChileChile 6.3% 2003
24 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 6.2% 2003
=25 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6.1% 2003
=25 ColombiaColombia 6.1% 2003
=25 BelarusBelarus 6.1% 2003
28 HungaryHungary 6% 2003
=29 SurinameSuriname 5.9% 2003
=29 UkraineUkraine 5.9% 2003
=31 CyprusCyprus 5.8% 2003
=31 RussiaRussia 5.8% 2003
=33 VenezuelaVenezuela 5.7% 2003
=33 AustriaAustria 5.7% 2003
=33 JapanJapan 5.7% 2003
36 FinlandFinland 5.6% 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.52% 2003
=37 VietnamVietnam 5.5% 2003
=37 KiribatiKiribati 5.5% 2003
=39 VanuatuVanuatu 5.4% 2003
=39 SwedenSweden 5.4% 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.4% 2003
=41 NorwayNorway 5.3% 2003
=41 CambodiaCambodia 5.3% 2003
=41 LatviaLatvia 5.3% 2003
44 EstoniaEstonia 5.2% 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 5.17% 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 5.16% 2003
=45 CanadaCanada 5% 2003
=45 OmanOman 5% 2003
=45 GermanyGermany 5% 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.91% 2003
48 GreeceGreece 4.9% 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4.84% 2003
49 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.8% 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4.72% 2003
=50 DenmarkDenmark 4.7% 2003
=50 RomaniaRomania 4.7% 2003
=50 IcelandIceland 4.7% 2003
=53 SwazilandSwaziland 4.6% 2003
=53 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.6% 2003
=55 BarbadosBarbados 4.5% 2003
=55 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.5% 2003
=57 ItalyItaly 4.4% 2003
=57 MexicoMexico 4.4% 2003
=57 AlbaniaAlbania 4.4% 2003
=57 ChinaChina 4.4% 2003
61 UgandaUganda 4.3% 2003
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 4.29% 2003
=62 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4.2% 2003
=62 BotswanaBotswana 4.2% 2003
=62 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.2% 2003
=65 MauritiusMauritius 4.1% 2003
=65 MongoliaMongolia 4.1% 2003
=65 BrazilBrazil 4.1% 2003
=65 BelgiumBelgium 4.1% 2003
=65 CroatiaCroatia 4.1% 2003
70 PhilippinesPhilippines 4% 2003
=71 LesothoLesotho 3.9% 2003
=71 MaltaMalta 3.9% 2003
73 FranceFrance 3.8% 2003
=74 TurkeyTurkey 3.7% 2003
=74 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.7% 2003
=74 SenegalSenegal 3.7% 2003
=74 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 3.7% 2003
=78 SloveniaSlovenia 3.6% 2003
=78 KenyaKenya 3.6% 2003
=78 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.6% 2003
=81 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.5% 2003
=81 BeninBenin 3.5% 2003
=81 IranIran 3.5% 2003
=81 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.5% 2003
=85 MoroccoMorocco 3.3% 2003
=85 AngolaAngola 3.3% 2003
=87 MadagascarMadagascar 3.1% 2003
=87 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.1% 2003
=87 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.1% 2003
=87 BulgariaBulgaria 3.1% 2003
=87 GuyanaGuyana 3.1% 2003
=92 LithuaniaLithuania 3% 2003
=92 IndiaIndia 3% 2003
=92 GrenadaGrenada 3% 2003
95 LibyaLibya 2.9% 2003
96 BangladeshBangladesh 2.8% 2003
=97 LebanonLebanon 2.7% 2003
=97 PolandPoland 2.7% 2003
=99 RwandaRwanda 2.6% 2003
=99 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2.6% 2003
=101 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.5% 2003
=101 BurundiBurundi 2.5% 2003
103 ChadChad 2.4% 2003
=104 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 2.3% 2003
=104 TogoTogo 2.3% 2003
=106 ArmeniaArmenia 2.2% 2003
=106 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.2% 2003
108 DominicaDominica 2.1% 2003
=109 GuineaGuinea 2% 2003
=109 GhanaGhana 2% 2003
=109 MaliMali 2% 2003
=109 HondurasHonduras 2% 2003
113 NigeriaNigeria 1.9% 2003
=114 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.8% 2003
=114 TongaTonga 1.8% 2003
=114 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.8% 2003
=114 NamibiaNamibia 1.8% 2003
=118 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.7% 2003
=118 IsraelIsrael 1.7% 2003
=118 PakistanPakistan 1.7% 2003
=118 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.7% 2003
122 JordanJordan 1.6% 2003
=123 FijiFiji 1.5% 2003
=123 ZambiaZambia 1.5% 2003
=125 MalawiMalawi 1.2% 2003
=125 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.2% 2003
127 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1% 2003
=128 TanzaniaTanzania 0.9% 2003
=128 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.9% 2003
130 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.7% 2003
=131 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2003
=131 TuvaluTuvalu 0.0 2003
=131 SudanSudan 0.0 2003
=131 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2003

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Interesting observations about Crime > Prisoners > Female

  • United States ranked first for prisoners > female amongst High income OECD countries in 2003.
  • Spain ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Europe in 2003.
  • Bolivia ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Christian countries in 2003.
  • Thailand ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
  • Singapore ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2003.
  • Qatar ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
  • Portugal ranked second for prisoners > female amongst European Union in 2003.
  • Netherlands ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Non-religious countries in 2003.
  • France ranked last for prisoners > female amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
  • Andorra ranked second for prisoners > female amongst Cold countries in 2003.

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Shortly after 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2005, prisoner No. 55170-054 – better known as Martha Stewart – is due to be released from a prison in Alderson, West Virginia. Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to U.S. government investigators about a personal stock sale she made in 2001. She served a five-month prison sentence and will spend the next five months under house arrest wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. Then it’s two years of probation. <p>In 2003, 8.5 percent of prisoners in the United States were women. The total prison population that year was 2,078,570, so that means there were about 176,000 female inmates. <p> In 1999, 2,481,808 women were prosecuted for crimes in the United States, out of a total of 14,203,822. That’s about 17 percent.

Posted on 03 Mar 2005

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

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Bryan What is wrong with Kathy's perspective ?

I find her comments to be right on target in every area and since almost 90% of all violent crime is by males, she is right, look for someone with testicles to find out who did it. I too am glad I do not have them and if I woke up suddenly to find I did, I would cut those things off.

Posted on 25 Aug 2010

Amy+Becker

Amy+Becker

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@ male "males are innocent its only because of female that we male put over self into crime."

Regardless of the reason, if you want to find the perpetrator of a crime, especially a violent crime, start by looking for someone with testicles as testicles do seem to make one prone to violence. I am glad I do not have them.

Posted on 20 Aug 2010

Kathy

Kathy

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My previous comment must have been too "high brow". It would have been nice to see a perspective other than Kathy's.

Posted on 03 Aug 2010

Bryan

Bryan

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Kathy @ wrong

males are innocent its only because of female that we male put over self into crime.

Posted on 29 Jul 2010

male

male

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Since the highest percentage of women in prison is only 20.3%, it shows that crime is almost always a MALE activity. (90 nations have less than 5% and only 6 have more than 10%) I do wonder how many of the women in prison are there because they were protecting themselves from male aggression or having males set them up. If this numbers were separated and we could see the number of women in prison for violent crimes, I am sure it would be almost ALL male. It is hard to imagine why most everyone cannot see that women are morally superior to males and in reality, when we look at the overall picture with health, education and other things, that women are by far superior to males in almost every area!

Posted on 16 Apr 2010

Kathy

Kathy

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